Bill Bonanno(1932-2008)

In 1993, Bill Bonanno joined Tucson-based Arneda Ltd. as vice president of creative affairs, procuring and developing literary and dramatic properties for television and theatrical movies. His first producing credit was as executive producer on the Showtime television miniseries Bonanno: A Godfather's Story (1999). He is the author of a personal memoir "Bound By Honor", and on January 6, 2005, his first attempt at a novel written with Joe Pistone, will be released by Warner Books.

Born in New York and raised in Tucson, Arizona, Bonanno now resides in Tucson with his wife Rosalie Bonanno.